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Rs 10000 Cr Will Be Given To 20 Universities To Make Them World-class: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said it was a "blot" that Indian universities do not figure among the top 500 of the world and noted that the government has decided to give autonomy and Rs 10,000 crore to top 10 public and 10 private universities over the next five years to make them world-class.....
Congress Minister Joins BJP In Himachal, Another May Follow
Himachal Cabinet Minister Anil Sharma on Sunday resigned from the government and the ruling Congress and joined the opposition BJP along with his father and former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram.....
Talwar Couple To Walk Out Of Prison By Evening
Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, acquitted last week of the charges of murdering their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi and domestic servant Hemraj, are set to walk free from the Dasna prison in Ghaziabad later on Monday, officials said.....
Police Unseals Hotel Room Where Pushkar Was Found Dead
Delhi Police told a court here on Monday that it has unsealed a room in the Leela Palace hotel where former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in 2014.....
Work Is On To Link Public Health With Ayurveda: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the first ever All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and said his government was focusing on integrating the public healthcare system with ayurveda and yoga.....
Taj Mahal Important, Doesn't Matter Who Built It: Adityanath
In a move to stem controversy over the Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the 17th century marble mausoleum is an important tourist draw and it was immaterial who built it and for what reason. ....
Bengaluru Cylinder Blast Kills Five
Four men and a woman were killed when a two-storey building collapsed here on Monday after a cooking gas cylinder exploded, police said. ....
41 Killed In Afghan Taliban Attack
Twin suicide bombings and gunfire on a police training centre in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktia on Tuesday killed at least 41 people including the provincial police chief and wounded over 200 others, officials said.....
'CM Adityanath's Taj Visit Will Help In Damage Control'
Tourism industry leaders in Agra have welcomed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's decision to visit the Taj Mahal, which is seen as a damage control exercise after a series of controversial statements by politicians on the 17th century marble wonder.....
Obama, Bush Decry Deep US Divisions In Trump Era
Former US Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have voiced concern about the current political climate in the US, urging Americans to reject the politics of "division" and "prejudice" in comments seen as a veiled rebuke of Donald Trump's leadership.....
